| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 18-36 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 9-18 inches |
| Leaves: | Fragrant Other: 3.5" long, 1" wide and are opposite |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: Deadhead to prolong bloom. |
| Flower Color: | Brown Bi-Color: Yellow and purple Other: Pinkish-purple bracts around the dull yellow, brown-spotted flowers. |
| Flower Time: | Summer Fall |
| Uses: | Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Root Division Other: Root division |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| aspenhill | On May 10, 2015 | Obtained plant VA Arboretum Plant Sale (K. Phillips) - qty 1 |
| lovesblooms | On January 15, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
| MrsBinWY | On May 19, 2019 | Transplanted On 5-19-2019, planted 8 in the alley, east of Lovage. |
| MrsBinWY | On April 13, 2019 | Potted up 16 pots with multiple seedlings in each pot |
| MrsBinWY | On February 2, 2019 | Seeds germinated several groups showing activity |
| MrsBinWY | On January 27, 2019 | Seeds sown 16 groups of seeds from docmom's 2015 garden in milk jug @ room temp |
| pinetastic | On July 10, 2023 | Miscellaneous Event Plant is smaller, gettting blocked out from sun and room by boxwood and baptisia. |
| pinetastic | On July 10, 2023 | Obtained plant Native Landscapes |
| WebTucker | On September 19, 2023 | Bloomed |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Monarda punctata, not Monarda citriodora by growitall | Feb 17, 2014 2:48 PM | 1 |
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